What does "ideational" mean?

Pertaining to the formation of ideas or thoughts of objects not immediately present to the senses.

How do you pronounce "ideational"?

Pronounced //ʌɪdɪˈeɪʃən(ə)l//.

Ideational

Q: What is a synonym for "ideational"?

Common synonyms include: abstract, abstract exercises, abstract instruction, abstract math tools, abstract noun, abstract theory.

/ʌɪdɪˈeɪʃən(ə)l/ adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Pertaining to the formation of ideas or thoughts of objects not immediately present to the senses. not-comparable
"An immoral dream would demonstrate nothing further of the dreamer's inner life than that he had at some time acquired knowledge of its ideational content [translating Vorstellungsinhalt], but certainly not that it revealed an impulse of his own psyche."

Adjective

1
being of the nature of a notion or concept wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstract abstract exercises abstract instruction abstract math tools abstract noun abstract theory

Antonyms

All antonyms

concrete pragmatic effect tangible problem solving method

Example

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"An immoral dream would demonstrate nothing further of the dreamer's inner life than that he had at some time acquired knowledge of its ideational content [translating Vorstellungsinhalt], but certainly not that it revealed an impulse of his own psyche."

Etymology

From ideation + -al.

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